£10k reward for info on fire attacks
Families in fear after five blazes in town
A REWARD of £10,000 has been offered for information on a spate of deliberate fires that left one man dead and a mother seriously burnt.
Crimestoppers Scotland is appealing for help over the incidents, which happened over two weeks in Greenock last month.
In the first incident, a 46-year-old man died in a fire at a flat in Union Street at about 10.30am on September 14.
Two days later, Police Scotland said a 40-year-old woman was seriously injured and her nine-yearold daughter left “greatly distressed” in a second attack in Wellington Street.
A stolen white Suzuki
Splash vehicle thought to be linked to the incident was later discovered burned out in Skye Street.
On September 19, a 45-year-old woman and three members of her family were left shaken after a suspected petrol bomb failed to smash the window of a property in Cumberland Road.
A property in Kincaid
Court was deliberately torched on September 28, which led to residents being evacuated.
All the incidents are believed to be linked.
Angela Parker, Scotland national manager at Crimestoppers Scotland, said: “One poor man has already lost his life.
“Whoever is responsible must be stopped before someone else is harmed or killed by this reckless behaviour.
“Our charity, which is independent of police, is supporting officers by launching an appeal for anonymous information about whoever is behind these attacks. We are also putting up a reward of up to £10,000 given the urgent nature of the investigation.”